What is the difference between .wmf and .png?
- Extension
- .wmf
- .png
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Vector Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- PNG Development Group
- Description
- Proprietary Windows graphic format developed by Microsoft; contains a series of drawing operations, including commands for drawing lines, circles, and rectangles; may also contain bitmap drawing operations; used primarily for vector images, but can also include raster graphics.
- A PNG file is an image file stored in the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format. It contains a bitmap of indexed colors and uses lossless compression, similar to a .GIF file but without copyright limitations. PNG files are commonly used to store graphics for web images.
- MIME Type
- application/x-msmetafile
- image/png
- Sample
- sample.wmf
- sample.png
- Wikipedia
- .wmf on Wikipedia
- .png on Wikipedia